Mechanical Engineer, Battery HV Distribution

The role

This person will design and integrate high-voltage components within battery packs. They will develop mechanical enclosures, mounts, and interfaces for aircraft designs.

What you will do

• Design and develop mechanical enclosures, mounts, and interfaces for high voltage battery components
• Size power conductors, optimize insulation strategy, and be responsible for interconnect strategy
• Select high voltage contactors and perform fuse coordination studies
• Support high-voltage safety design practices including creepage/clearance, shielding, and sealing
• Perform detailed tolerance stack-ups, FEA simulations, and DFMEA to validate designs
• Develop and release 2D drawings and 3D CAD models using NX
• Manage and support prototype builds and validation testing
• Interface with manufacturing and supply chain partners

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of mechanical design experience
• Experience with HV systems and electric powertrains
• Expert understanding of efficient mechanical/thermal/electrical design
• Knows how to use simplified tools, calculations, CAE to quickly drive development
• Solid background in CAD / tolerance stack / GD&T
• Experience going through the product development process from concept to high volume production
• Developed parts with a number of manufacturing processes: laser welding, stamping, composites, adhesives, brazing, ultrasonic welding, fastening
• Familiar with UN38.3, IEC, UL, and ISO standards as they pertain to HV batteries

Nice to have

• Experience with hybrid systems
• Automotive or aerospace experience

About the company

Archer is a leader in the next-gen aerospace sector building an end-to-end advanced air mobility platform. They deliver air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems, aviation-related physical artificial intelligence solutions, and other technologies.